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Exploring Space --- Is it Justified?

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  • Kaushik Vutukuru Monta Vista High School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58445/rars.2671

Keywords:

Space Exploration, value of space exploration, cost-benefit analysis

Abstract

This paper talks about the drawbacks/the worthiness of space exploration. It looks at what the potential risks are, and why exactly space exploration is such a field that is so focused on.

References

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/why-go-to-space/

https://www.planetary.org/video/is-space-exploration-worth-the-money

https://www.cnn.com/science/live-news/nasa-boeing-starliner-capsule-09-06-24/index.html

https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/65010/cost-and-quantity-of-space-mission-in-2020s-vs-1980s

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-sci-tech/nasa-sunita-williams-barry-wilmore-stuck-space-2025-9508520/

https://www.apu.apus.edu/area-of-study/math-and-science/resources/why-should-we-explore-space/#:~:text=Space%20Exploration%20Advances%20Scientific%20Understanding&text=They%20can%20gather%20data%20about,advancements%20in%20astrophysics%20and%20cosmology.

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/20-breakthroughs-from-20-years-of-science-aboard-the-international-space-station/

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20205007564/downloads/ISRU-Paper3-Final.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/remembering-columbia-sts-107/

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2025-06-27

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